Tag: methane emissions
IMO’s Crucial Moment: How Shipping Finally Started Tackling Climate Change
In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s vote to price carbon in shipping fuels, I had the opportunity to sit down with an insider and expert on maritime decarbonization, Tristan Smith. He’s the director of a maritime advisory services consultancy, UMAS, and professor at University College London. This is … [continued]
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State vs. Local Control Over Energy Siting Sparks Debate In Pennsylvania
A new state energy siting board in Pennsylvania may be a stalking horse for fossil fuel and nuclear interests in that state,
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Electrification Won’t Crash On Copper: Debunking Latest Claims
The April 2025 paper by Cathles and colleagues in SEG Discovery, Copper: Mining, Development, and Electrification, examining global copper supply constraints in the context of electrification and renewable energy, is rapidly becoming influential in industry and policy circles. It is important to closely scrutinize its assertions and underlying assumptions, as … [continued]
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Insurance Companies Cancelling Home Owner Insurance Are Supporting LNG Terminals
Local activists in Louisiana are pressuring large insurance companies to stop providing coverage to LNG terminals in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hidden Super-Emitters: The Climate Imperative Of Addressing Abandoned Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Methane, long overshadowed by carbon dioxide in global climate discussions, is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Recent research, including a just published critical global inventory, A global inventory of methane emissions from abandoned oiland gas wells and possible mitigation pathways by Lei et al., highlights methane emissions from the … [continued]
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